Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
hello everybody(hi)
id like to introduce you to the thizzle dance(thizzle dance?)
thizzle dance i said
can ya do the thizzle dance
first i do it like this
i put a look on my face like i smell some piss
bounce to the beat till it starts to hurt
then i dust all the smirk off me shirt
dip to the ground as i catch the base
then i wipe all the sweat off me face
pop back up then i start to slide
popping my collar, as i glide
then i break the thang down and do the bird
dust my self off like i just stole third
come on everybody,nows the chance
fuck the harlem shake,its the thizzle dance
dance,thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance till the sun dont shine
can ya do the thizzle dance, pants?
thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
can ya do the thizzle dance
first of all,
i hope u got u a juice
a thizzle becauce its time to pop u a few
then u gas,break start to dip
bounce wit the core as it starts to shift
open up the door there goes the whole damn car load
hop out and follow,while you let the car roll
ghost ride the whip while u ride the strip
heres your chance to do your dance on the side of it
while u at it, the passenger and driver switch
then hurry up and jump back inside this shit
hangin out the rooftop,
do not get oo-op by them foo cops
that tryin to have u got
other than that u and your boys cloon big
u wanna learn boom,stay tune to thizz
hoochie mama freaks,get yo man
and show them niggas how to do the thizzle dance
dance,thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
can ya do the thizzle dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
can ya do the thizzle dance
ah,what,thizz
ah,thizz,what
ah,what,thizz
ah,thizz,what
when i do it,they say im killin it
the look on my face mean im feelin it
just like the niggas that im chillin wit
u cant do the thizz unless you killin it
this the last verse then im sellin it
after this,niggas gon be stealin it
this is hip hop wit no johnny gil in it
yo we new edition or principals spillin it
im 12 years strong and im still in it
now im slugged up and ive been grillin it
i dont care who im in the buildin wit
i do the dance wit nancy von chilinwich
dance,thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
can ya do the thizzle dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
can ya do the thizzle dance
id like to introduce you to the thizzle dance(thizzle dance?)
thizzle dance i said
can ya do the thizzle dance
first i do it like this
i put a look on my face like i smell some piss
bounce to the beat till it starts to hurt
then i dust all the smirk off me shirt
dip to the ground as i catch the base
then i wipe all the sweat off me face
pop back up then i start to slide
popping my collar, as i glide
then i break the thang down and do the bird
dust my self off like i just stole third
come on everybody,nows the chance
fuck the harlem shake,its the thizzle dance
dance,thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance till the sun dont shine
can ya do the thizzle dance, pants?
thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
can ya do the thizzle dance
first of all,
i hope u got u a juice
a thizzle becauce its time to pop u a few
then u gas,break start to dip
bounce wit the core as it starts to shift
open up the door there goes the whole damn car load
hop out and follow,while you let the car roll
ghost ride the whip while u ride the strip
heres your chance to do your dance on the side of it
while u at it, the passenger and driver switch
then hurry up and jump back inside this shit
hangin out the rooftop,
do not get oo-op by them foo cops
that tryin to have u got
other than that u and your boys cloon big
u wanna learn boom,stay tune to thizz
hoochie mama freaks,get yo man
and show them niggas how to do the thizzle dance
dance,thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
can ya do the thizzle dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
can ya do the thizzle dance
ah,what,thizz
ah,thizz,what
ah,what,thizz
ah,thizz,what
when i do it,they say im killin it
the look on my face mean im feelin it
just like the niggas that im chillin wit
u cant do the thizz unless you killin it
this the last verse then im sellin it
after this,niggas gon be stealin it
this is hip hop wit no johnny gil in it
yo we new edition or principals spillin it
im 12 years strong and im still in it
now im slugged up and ive been grillin it
i dont care who im in the buildin wit
i do the dance wit nancy von chilinwich
dance,thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
can ya do the thizzle dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
thizz dance
can ya do the thizzle dance
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Great version of a great song,
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Pop a thizzle and get down wit it, this man is a fuckin savage